"What’s the best way to go about scraping meaning data from websites?"
Hey folks! 👋
So I’ve been trying to get into scraping meaning data from a few sites for a personal project, but man, it’s trickier than I thought. Like, do I just brute-force it with Python + BeautifulSoup, or are there better tools out there?
Also, how do you guys handle sites with tons of JS or anti-scraping stuff? Feels like a cat-and-mouse game sometimes lol.
And uh… anyone got tips on cleaning up the data afterward? Half the time I end up with a mess of junk mixed in with the good stuff.
Appreciate any advice! 🙏
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*Or if you wanna go shorter/casual:*
"Is scraping meaning data legal, and what tools work best?"
yo, quick q: how sketchy is scraping meaning data, really? 😅 I know some sites freak out if you scrape, but others don’t care?
Also, what tools y’all using? Tried Scrapy but it’s kinda overkill for my needs.
pls halp. thx! ✌️
Hey folks! 👋
So I’ve been trying to get into scraping meaning data from a few sites for a personal project, but man, it’s trickier than I thought. Like, do I just brute-force it with Python + BeautifulSoup, or are there better tools out there?
Also, how do you guys handle sites with tons of JS or anti-scraping stuff? Feels like a cat-and-mouse game sometimes lol.
And uh… anyone got tips on cleaning up the data afterward? Half the time I end up with a mess of junk mixed in with the good stuff.
Appreciate any advice! 🙏
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*Or if you wanna go shorter/casual:*
"Is scraping meaning data legal, and what tools work best?"
yo, quick q: how sketchy is scraping meaning data, really? 😅 I know some sites freak out if you scrape, but others don’t care?
Also, what tools y’all using? Tried Scrapy but it’s kinda overkill for my needs.
pls halp. thx! ✌️
